Colin and Brad improv with audience help

Andre Gallant

Wednesday

Oct 30, 2013 at 7:47 PM

The Classic Center stage is the city's biggest - a deep and broad expanse perfect for well-oiled dramatic troupes and expertly trained symphonies, though not at the same time. It's our own little Carnegie Hall, so if one plans to perform there, practice, practice, practice is a must.

But touring comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood will have none of that dedication hogwash. This duo, who dubbed themselves the Two Man Group, naturally, arrive on stage each night without a plan, and they'll do the same when the appear in Athens on Nov. 7.

But we shouldn't expect anything less than total improv from these two veterans of the "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" TV show.

Mochrie got his start on the original British incarnation that aired on Comedy Central many years ago, and both he and Sherwood put in eight strong years on the ABC version. Mochrie still stars in the latest season.

To wit, their entire act can be summed up with a line Mochrie uttered at a recent Montreal Comedy Festival performance, "We are going to make up crap with your help."

That sentence should serve as a warning: As an audience member at a Colin and Brad show, you are rather likely to be asked to participate in the improvisation in some way.

Apparently, the show is family-friendly. That is, as long as the adults in the audience don't go suggesting anything untoward. To get a better sense of what's happening at a Colin and Brad show, head over to the duo's website: www.colinandbradshow.com.